Vehicle recall 97V172000 · October 6, 1997
Audi 100, 200 and 5 more models
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Some air bag sensors do not comply with Audi's durability standards over the lifetime of the vehicle.
- Consequence
- In the event the sensor should malfunction, the air bag restraint system can inadvertently deploy. Deployment of the air bag restraint system without warning could cause a driver to lose vehicle control.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the air bag sensor control module.
- Notes
- Owner notification began October 13, 1997.OWNERS who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact Audi at 1-800-822-2834.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 97V172000
- Reported to NHTSA
- October 6, 1997
- Filed by
- VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
- Owner notification
- October 13, 1997
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 54,800
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Air bags › Frontal › Sensor/control module-inactive
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Audi 100 (1989-1993): 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989
- Audi 200 (1989-1993): 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989
- Audi 80 (1989-1993): 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989
- Audi 90 (1989-1993): 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989
- Audi Coupe (1989-1993): 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989
- Audi S4 (1989-1993): 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989
- Audi V8 (1989-1993): 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989
Has your Audi been repaired?
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